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The pilot presented himself for a check ride with an aircraft that was with an improperly documented weight and balance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 327530 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : f60 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 327530 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flew with student for flight test to ile, tx, from F60 then back to F60. After, designated pilot examiner advised us that weight and balance paperwork was not documented correctly. Our a&P had reweighed aircraft and recomputed center of gravity after approximately 120 pounds of avionics were removed in january of this yr. Aircraft was out of center of gravity so ballasts were added to put center of gravity back into envelope. However, a&P didn't document the use of ballasts to correct center of gravity nor did he sign new weight and balance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PLT PRESENTED HIMSELF FOR A CHK RIDE WITH AN ACFT THAT WAS WITH AN IMPROPERLY DOCUMENTED WT AND BAL.
Narrative: FLEW WITH STUDENT FOR FLT TEST TO ILE, TX, FROM F60 THEN BACK TO F60. AFTER, DESIGNATED PLT EXAMINER ADVISED US THAT WT AND BAL PAPERWORK WAS NOT DOCUMENTED CORRECTLY. OUR A&P HAD REWEIGHED ACFT AND RECOMPUTED CTR OF GRAVITY AFTER APPROX 120 LBS OF AVIONICS WERE REMOVED IN JANUARY OF THIS YR. ACFT WAS OUT OF CTR OF GRAVITY SO BALLASTS WERE ADDED TO PUT CTR OF GRAVITY BACK INTO ENVELOPE. HOWEVER, A&P DIDN'T DOCUMENT THE USE OF BALLASTS TO CORRECT CTR OF GRAVITY NOR DID HE SIGN NEW WT AND BAL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.